The Blitzboks showed composure and incisiveness when it mattered as they safely booked their passage into the Cup quarter-finals of the London Sevens on Saturday by virtue of a 24-21 victory over Kenya. Impi Visser opened the scoring a shade over 90 seconds into the match as the South Africans made full use of an early set-piece. South Africa's tight defence then had the Kenyans making unwise short passes, Du Plessis neatly knocking an interception back for Dewald Human to pick up and run down the left touchline for the score. But any jitters were soothed by Blitzboks skipper Shakes Soyizwapi, who dished his own double dose of hand-offs to score the clincher. In fact, had they not gone for an injury-time score, the South Africans might not have conceded the late showstopper from Salem Adoyo, giving the scoreboard a deceptive look.

Source: News 24 May 29, 2022 15:12 UTC